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Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 73rd day of the year. There are 292 days remaining in 2017.

Lawmakers are growing increasingly hostile toward SB54. A pro-Orrin Hatch mailer is causing some heartburn for Republicans. Trumpcare would cause 24 million people to lose their health insurance.

The clock:

15 days until the last day Governor Gary Herbert can sign or veto bills (3/29/2017)

67 days until the Utah Republican State Convention (5/20/2017)

95 days until the Utah Democratic State Convention at Weber State University (6/17/2017)

238 days until the 2017 municipal elections (11/7/2017)

314 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)

359 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)

603 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)

1330 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today's political TL;DR -

It's clear that the SB54 compromise, which allows candidates to gather signatures to secure a spot on the primary ballot, is in trouble in the Legislature. The law barely survived an attempt at repealing it on the final night of the 2017 session [Utah Policy].

Some Utah Republicans are upset about a pro-Orrin Hatch mailer sent out by the state party [Utah Policy].

To say Utah is struggling to keep teachers from leaving is an understatement. Turnover among Utah's teachers hit 56% between 2008 and 2015 [Deseret News].

South Salt Lake officials push back against two possible sites for a new homeless shelter in their city saying they don't have the resources to support such a facility [Tribune, Deseret News]. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams says no decisions have been made as to where the new shelter will finally end up [Tribune].

Garfield County Commissioners vote in favor of a resolution calling for a smaller Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument [Tribune].

Former Gov. Jon Huntsman has a difficult assignment ahead, to say the least, now that he's becoming the U.S. ambassador to Russia [Tribune].

The Congressional Budget Office says the Republican health care proposal would increase the number of Americans who don't have health insurance by 24 million, but would cut the budget by $337 million [New York Times]. The White House's own analysis of "Trumpcare" paints an even bleaker picture [Politico]. Congressional Republicans are hammering the CBO's assessment of the plan [Washington Post].

Here comes another government shutdown fight, but this time it's Democrats who may close things down to prevent President Trump from moving ahead with his border wall proposal [New York Times]. Given Trump's pugilistic nature, the fight may be too tempting for him to pass up [Bloomberg].

The Department of Justice is asking Congress more time to come up with proof to support President Trump's accusation that President Obama ordered wiretaps on him during the 2016 campaign [Politico]. Meanwhile, the White House is backpedaling on the claim, saying Trump really didn't mean "wiretapping" when he used that word [Wall Street Journal].

An internal poll from Republican Congressman Darrel Issa shows his support for President Donald Trump is dragging down his support among voters [Los Angeles Times].

Breitbart posts embarrassing audio of Speaker Paul Ryan on a conference call saying he would not defend Donald Trump anymore following the release of the Access Hollywood tapes where he bragged about sexually assaulting women [The Hill].

President Donald Trump has given the CIA the authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists [Wall Street Journal].

On this day in history:

1743 - The first recorded town meeting in America was held, at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

1794 - Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.

1812 - The U.S. government authorized the issue of America's first war bonds -- to pay for military equipment for use against the British.

Pro-Hatch mailer rankling some GOP feathersBy Bryan Schott, Managing EditorA pro-Orrin Hatch mailer is causing waves among Utah Republicans because it looks like the state party is throwing their support behind the seven-term senator ahead of the 2018 election....